Persons falling within one of the causes listed in the preceding section shall be declared ineligible on the very date of their candidacy or at any later time before the holding of the election.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, persons wishing to be proclaimed candidates but not included in the electoral register may be proclaimed provided they produce with their application sufficient proof that they meet all necessary conditions.
Higher courts’ judges, ordinary judges and public prosecutors, as well as professional and reserve military officers and members in active service of Armed Forces and Security and Police Corps who intend to stand as candidates, shall request to be transferred to the corresponding non-active position.
Higher courts’ judges, ordinary judges, public prosecutors, members of Armed Forces and of Security and Police Corps in active service shall in any case keep their rank and their position, in the terms laid down by the relevant regulations. If elected they may keep if they so wish their non-active position, upon expiry of their mandate, until the constitution of the new parliamentary assembly or local council.
